RICHARD MORRISON WINS DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER!

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I’m running for Ft. Bend County Commissioner to provide a voice to the families of Precinct 1. I am pro-business and pro-growth, but these issues should not diminish the quality of life for the families that already live in the precinct.My family and I have lived in Fort Bend County for 12 years. We are residents of Greatwood. Precinct 1 is where my law office is located, where my family goes to church, where my children attend school, and where my wife shops for groceries. This Precinct means something to me.The County Commissioner needs to know how to prioritize the growth of Precinct 1 with the needs of its current residents. That is what I intend to do for you.

Be accountable, open, and honest. The way your government should be!

Sincerely,
Richard Morrison

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Political Wave In Texas

Dear Friend,

I wanted to give you a quick update on my race for County Commissioner here in Fort Bend County. These are incredibly exciting times to be a Democrat in Texas, especially here in Fort Bend County. Right here in Tom DeLay’s old stomping grounds we’ve seen an unbelievable explosion in Democratic turnout. In the early voting period, more than twice as many ballots have been cast in the Democratic primary than in the Republican primary.

This is great news and shows just how far this county and this country have come since I launched my challenge against Tom DeLay in 2003. At the time DeLay was described as “the most powerful man in Washington” and mockingly told waiters in restaurants “I AM the federal government.” When we started that campaign it was written off as a fool’s errand. Now we know it was one of the early pebbles that have triggered an avalanche of political changes. More…

Morrison: If Elected I’ll Urge County To Break Contract Barring Allied Waste Lawsuit

FortBend Now 

Richard Morrison, candidate for Commissioners Court Precinct 1 and attorney representing the Coalition Against Blue Ridge Landfill Expansion, says if elected he will suggest that Fort Bend County break the contract barring a lawsuit against Allied Waste.

“If elected, I am going to urge the county to break the contract and come out against the expansion,” said Morrison.

He says there is no conflict of interest involved in his run for Commissioners Court and his role as attorney representing CABRLE. The hearing to determine if the landfill will be allowed to expand, scheduled for June 16-25 in Austin, will have long been over before he would be sworn in as commissioner.

Representatives of local television news stations are expected to contend that an expansion of the landfill will interrupt Doppler radar signals, which would put Texas residents at risk. Morrison says he will contend that an expansion would exacerbate already environmentally harmful conditions at the landfill.

He is not “confident” of a ruling in CABRLE’s favor, but says he is hopeful.

“These proceedings are stacked in favor of the landfill,” said Morrison. “Confident is an overstatement.”

Fort Bend school rezoning tough sell again

This is how time flies — so goes the cliché.

As the voices of protest from parents angry with Fort Bend school district’s last round of attendance zone changes still ring at my ears, community opposition to rezoning has returned to two public meetings last week.

Hundreds of parents turned out at the meetings making the same plea for the district not to move their kids and disrupt their academic and social lives. More…